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All Can No Can't | Mastering Resilience
Welcome to All Can, No Can't – the podcast where we turn "I can’t" into "I can" and transform challenges into opportunities.
I’m your host, Jeff Luther, and I started this journey after dying on a CrossFit gym floor and getting a life-changing diagnosis. This experience forced me to confront what I thought I couldn’t do—and taught me just how much more I was capable of.
Each week, we’ll dive into stories, strategies, and mindset shifts to help you focus on what’s possible—even when life throws you curveballs. Whether it’s personal struggles, professional hurdles, or those quiet doubts that whisper "you’re not enough," this podcast is here to help you push forward.
Because when you stop fixating on the can’t and lean into the can, you’ll realize you’re stronger than you ever thought. Let’s do this together.
Let's Master resilience together.
All Can No Can't | Mastering Resilience
095: A Near-Death Awakening – Rebuilding Life, Business, and Soul After the Brink with Holly Porter
What happens when you lose control of everything — your health, your senses, your independence — and still find a way back?
In this extraordinary episode of All Can No Can’t, host Jeff Luther sits down with Holly Porter, serial entrepreneur, author of 16 books (with her 17th on the way), and founder of Retreat R&R, to unpack her unbelievable story of surviving a 70-day coma, out-of-body experiences, and rebuilding her life — one breath, one choice, one miracle at a time.
Holly takes us through what it’s like to literally fight for your life, lose all five senses, and come back with a new mission: to help others heal, rebuild, and find purpose after crisis.
Together, they talk about control, surrender, and the messy, beautiful process of becoming someone new after losing everything you thought defined you.
You’ll learn:
- What it’s like to experience “the in-between” — between life and death
- How a near-death experience changed Holly’s sense of purpose
- The truth about control, surrender, and spiritual transformation
- How she turned pain into philanthropy and purpose
- The mindset shifts that helped her rebuild — body, business, and belief
If you’ve ever wondered what happens when life strips you to your core — this conversation will remind you that survival isn’t the end of the story. It’s the beginning of becoming.
Chapters
00:00 – Welcome to All Can No Can’t
03:30 – Meet Holly Porter: 11 startups, 16 books, and a near-death experience
09:00 – Losing all five senses and fighting to stay alive
16:30 – What a near-death experience really feels like
25:00 – Waking up with a mission: start a nonprofit and help others heal
34:00 – Rebuilding after the coma — physically, mentally, and spiritually
46:15 – From busy to being: learning to slow down
57:00 – Finding meaning in the aftermath of chaos
1:05:00 – The creation of Retreat R&R and redefining “R&R”
1:17:00 – Lessons from the dark: control, intuition, and purpose
1:28:00 – What success means now
1:33:00 – Closing reflections and where to find Holly
Key Takeaways
- You can lose everything — and still choose to rebuild.
- Control is an illusion; healing begins when you surrender.
- Pain is often the doorway to your real purpose.
- Busyness is not success — presence is.
- The greatest comeback starts with stillness.
Follow Host Jeff Luther
Website → jeffluther.com
Instagram → @allcan_nocant
LinkedIn → Jeff Luther
YouTube → @allcan_nocant
Connect with Guest Holly Porter
Instagram: @hollyporterinternational
Keywords: near-death experience, coma survivor story, spiritual awakening, post-traumatic growth, healing after crisis, finding purpose, resilience podcast, Jeff Luther interview, All Can No Can’t, Holly Porter story, rebuilding after trauma, surrender and control, mindset and transformation
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